Razor-blade holder



E. N. KENNEDY.

RAZOR BLADE HOLDER.

APPLlCATlON FILED JAN.26, 1920.

1,394,909. Patented Oct. 25, 1921.

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1,394,909, Specification of Letters Patent. Pat t d O 2 1921 Applicationfiled January 26, 1920. Serial No. 354 049.

T zl i itmaywmem; Fig. 1 showing the device in ts I 5 e it known that I,ERNEST NORBERT KEN- tion; and Fig. 4 is a plan View 5; T122 3 5 NEDY,a'subject of the King of Great Britain w d r m below.

and Ireland res ding at Birchwood Sunslmlla-l Of reference relate to Iningdale, in the county of Berks, England, lee-14351n an the figures hfthe I I ave invented a new and useful Razor-Blade I daring to the mWi la is th h d1 6 older, of which the following is a specifihmged t0 theholder p i 5 ate c-anAg cation. shown, I prefer to form the handle a oftwo M i ti l t t a d i f flat strips of metal d and e riveted togethera. 1 s f t razor blades to be used f at the r ends in such a manner asto leave a rious other purposes besides shaving, and has Space 111between accommodate e blade f or t b t to -jd a holder fors'uch when theholder is in the closed position.

the manner of an ordinary penknife, which 76 formed in the j n 11 m d tany di f t razor The holder is also preferably formed of 7 l d t presenton h market and will two thin strips of sheet metal which are so ployedeither as an ordinary knife or for shaped Slot 5 in which 311 ordinarySafety special purposes where a comparatively keen razor blade 7 y beclamped y means of edge is required, as for example cuttin he set screw,7', or as an alternative other corns, trimming nails, peeling potatoes,and known suitable means y be employedven asa cigar tt The bottom edgeof the holder 6, is pro- Qth bj t comprise th provision f a vlded with asemi-circular recess or slot is devlc whi h n b d as a h ld f and thehandle a with a circular hole m for 80 stropping either single or doubleedge safety t 16 pu p se her inaf er described. Along razor blades andwhich in an emergency may h t p edge of the holder 6 the wedge even beused as an di f t razor, it shaped slot z' is closed at one end thereof,as

, wlthout removing it from the holder. a shoulder against which theblade bear? g5 aholder in accordance with the invention in t e set screwj. Owing to this arrangement two parts connected together by a hingedany ype of blade may be used in the holder joint so that the said partscan be opened thou alte ation of the fittings. fully and closed in thesame manner as the he various methods of using the device other isprovided with a Wedge-shaped slot In the open position it may be used asan adapted to receive an ordinary safety razor ordinary penknife theblade being clamped blade, means being provided for keeping the n theslot and the top edge bearing against lade rigidly in position in theholder. The e h ld rl ig. 3). As shown more parandle isv serrated orprovided with teeth ticularly in Fig. 4 the outer surfaces of the alongone of its edges in order to provide the holder 6 are flat and free fromany pro'ecusual guard when the device is used for tions which mightcause inconvenience w on shaving purposes. t e devlce is thus used. Theinvention further comprises other desed as a safety corn-p-arer orcutter, for tails of construction which will be hereinexample, the screwj is adjusted so as to reafter described with reference to theaccomlease the pressure on the blade f and the view in elevation showingthe device in its the edge of the holder 6. The corn should 106 closedposition; Fig. 2 is a detail view to a be cut by the portion of theblade f left exlarger scale showing the wedge-shaped slot posed by thesemi-circular slot is on the edge in the holder; F ig. 3 is a similarview to of the holder. This effectively acts as a end is placed in thecircular besides shaving,

safety device as a deep cut is thereby avoided and it is hardly possibleto do otherwise than to shave or pare the corn.

When used as a cigar cutter and the cigar hole m in the handle a and thedevice held in the open position in the right hand with the thumb underthe handle a and-the first finger at the top of the holder 6, the fingerand thumb are then pressed together thus cutting 0 the end of the cigar.

For cutting out patterns, cutting furs, paper and the like the device ispreferably used in the closed position an additional set screw 9 beingemployed to more firmly hold the blade f which may be adjusted either toprotrude through the handle at along its whole length or so that onecorner only is used as a cutting point the cheeks 8 forming a bearingsurface facilitating the production of a straight out.

For stropping the ordinary double edge safety razor blades, the bladesmust be inserted so that the edges protrude equally each side of theholder.

Various other means of using the device for employing safety razorblades may be readily devised besides those described. The device isflat and may be carried in the waistcoat pocket. It is always in goodcondition as a fresh blade may be inserted easily and quickly. Moreover,it can be' opened with one hand without using'the finger nails for thispurpose as is the case with an ordinary penknife, and it provides means.of utilizing safety razor blades which may possibly be otherwise thrownaway or discarded as waste.

I claim 1. A device for enabling safety razor blades to be used forvarious other purposes besides shaving, comprising in combination, ahandle portion formed of two fiat strips of material connected togetherat their ends so as to leave a space between them, a blade holderconnected to one end of said handle portion and formed of two fiatstrips of metal arranged side by side and connected together at theirends so as to form a Wedge shaped slot between them, a safety razorblade in said slot, and means for clamping the sides of the blade holderto grip said blade in any adjusted position;

therein.

2. A device for enabling safety razor iblades to be used for variousother purposes comprising in combination, a handle portion formed of twoflat strips of material connected together at their ends so as to leavea space between them, comblike teeth formed along one edge of one ofsaid strips, a cut away portion along the edge of the other stripregistered with said comb-like teeth, a blade holder connected to oneend of said handle portion and formed of two fiat metal strips arrangedside by side and connected together at their ends so as to leave a wedgeshaped slot between them, a safety razor blade freely mounted withinsaid wedge shaped slot, and means for clampfi ing the two sides of saidblade holder together to grip said blade in any adjusted positiontherein.

3. A device for enabling safety razor blades to be used for variousother purposes besides shaving, comprising. in combination, a handleportion formed of two flat strips of material connected together attheir ends so as to leave a space between them, a blade holder connectedto one end of said handle portion by means of a pivot, said blade holderbeing formed of two strips of metal arranged side by side so as to forma wedge shaped slot between them, said wedge shaped slot being closed atone end, a slot or recess in one edge of each strip constituting theblade holder and located intermediate their ends, a safety razor blademounted freely in said wedge shaped slot, and means for clamping thestrips forming the sides of the blade holder together so as to grip theblade in any adjusted position.

4:. A device for enabling safety razor blades to be used for variousother purposes besides shaving, comprising in combination, a handleportion formed of two flat strips of metal connected together at theirends so as to leave a narrow space open on each side, between them, ablade holder formed of two fiat strips of metal connected together attheir ends so'as to form a wedge shaped slot said blade holder beingconnected to one end of said handle portion by a pivot so as to enablethe blade holder to be moved with relation to the handle portion in themanner of an ordinary pen knife, a safety razor blade adapted to beinserted in either the wedge shaped slot in the blade holder or in thespace between the strips constituting the handle portion. Screw clampingmeans on said blade holder for drawing the strips constituting the sidesthereof together to grip the blade when inserted therein, and screwclamping means on said handle portion adapted to clamp the stripsthereof together to grip the blade when inserted in the spacetherebetween.

ERNEST NORBERT KENNEDY.

Witnesses:

F. CARTER, W. E. VERN.

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